Female Virginity and Male Desire in Seventeenth Century Carpe Diem Poetry

Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”


Essay, 2011

7 Pages, Grade: A


Abstract or Introduction

Back in the seventeenth century, a woman’s responsibility was to preserve her virginity until marriage. A woman who had sexual intercourse before her wedding was considered undesirable and a slut. At the same time, men had sexual needs and desires that they wanted to fulfill, may they be married to the woman of their choice or not. Dealing with this issue of virginity and the concept of using time to its fullest (carpe diem—Latin for “seize the day”) are two of the most famous poems of this time. Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” as well as Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” have a similar opinion about how a woman should use her youth and virginity, but have different ideas about whether to get married first or not.

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Title
Female Virginity and Male Desire in Seventeenth Century Carpe Diem Poetry
Subtitle
Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”
College
Lindenwood University
Grade
A
Author
Year
2011
Pages
7
Catalog Number
V174798
ISBN (eBook)
9783640955343
ISBN (Book)
9783640955657
File size
575 KB
Language
English
Keywords
female, virginity, male, desire, seventeenth, century, carpe, diem, poetry, robert, herrick’s, virgins, make, much, time”, andrew, marvell’s, mistress”
Quote paper
Romina Müller (Author), 2011, Female Virginity and Male Desire in Seventeenth Century Carpe Diem Poetry, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/174798

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